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	Your first car and other challenges The federal agency that regulates banks, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), has finally released an update to its 2005 guidance on Internet banking authentication. This has been awaited since a draft of the document was leaked last winter. Read More In this Issue Despite controversy, federal, state wiretaps on the rise Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles Survey: US agencies aren't tracking data center use Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules Apple plugs phishing hole on developer website Traditional host-based anti-virus software losing luster? Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice Malicious activity alert: Anonymous hack-school grads come online in 30 days Securing Data on All Devices Despite controversy, federal, state wiretaps on the rise While their over-use is controversial federal and state requests for court permission to intercept or wiretap electronic communications increased 34% in 2010 over 2009 with California, New York, and New Jersey accounting for 68% of all wire taps approved by state judges. Read More Cybercrime fight hurt by apathy, law enforcement hurdles General public apathy and collaboration with the law enforcement community assure that cybercrimes of all sorts will continue to rise. Read More Survey: US agencies aren't tracking data center use Many U.S. government agencies aren't tracking their data centers' capacity and energy use, a new survey says. Read More Botmaster's extravagant spending attracted police Conspicuous spending -- not technical sleuthing -- unearthed what may be the largest login-stealing botnet yet known, according to one expert working on the case. Read More Outsourcing to India may not be affected by privacy rules Personal data sent to India by companies outsourcing work to service providers in the country will not be covered under the country's stringent new rules for the collection of personal data, an executive of a data protection standards company set up by the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said. Read More Apple plugs phishing hole on developer website The hacker group that flagged a vulnerability on an Apple development website, a vulnerability that could have led to phishing attacks against Mac OS X, iPad and iPad developers, says Apple finally fixed the hole that was identified two months ago. Read More Traditional host-based anti-virus software losing luster? Traditional host-based anti-malware packages just aren't that useful anymore, according to some companies that find it either doesn't protect against the main dangers they face from the Web or it simply doesn't run well in virtualized computer environments. Read More Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice Microsoft has clarified the advice it gave users whose Windows PCs are infected with a new, sophisticated rootkit that buries itself on the hard drive's boot sector. Read More Malicious activity alert: Anonymous hack-school grads come online in 30 days In about a month the first graduates of the new Anonymous hacking school could start having an impact on the frequency of cybercrime. Read More Securing Data on All Devices Scenario: Protecting sensitive data on mobile devices Read More
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